ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
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Theatre. Music. Cinema, 1990, No.6, pp.10, 11. E.Tamberg an interview with Helju Tauk.
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Theatre. Music. Cinema, 2000, No.8/9, pp.66. An interview with Igor Garšnek.
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‘Folksong and us’, “Sirp ja Vasar” June 16th, 1972.
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Veljo Tormis “The Word is Sung” (“Lauldud sõna”). Tartu University Publishers, 2000, p.118.
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Õhtuleht, 2000, July 22nd. An interview without signature.
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Postimees, July 5th, 1996. An interview with Tiit Tuumalu.
The subject is not important, but the result, how did it turn out with the music. The
most important thing for me is the applause of the audience. My principle is to compose
relatively simply and not creating too high demands for performance. 1
ARVO PÄRT
I should like to compare my music with a white light including all colours. These
colours can be discriminated by means of a prism alone. As a prism the soul of the listener
should serve.2